Connected Corporation Partners with CTC to Extend PC Data Protection Solutions to Japanese Market

Business Wire, March 6, 2003

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

FRAMINGHAM,Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 6, 2003

Japan's Leading Integrator to Provide In-country

Sales and Support for Connected's PC Data Protection Solutions

Connected(TM) Corporation, the market-leading provider of PC data protection solutions, today announced that it has signed an elite reseller agreement with ITOCHU TECHNO-SCIENCE Corporation (CTC), the leading independent Japanese systems integrator. Under the terms of the agreement, CTC will provide sales and professional services support for Connected's PC data protection solutions to customers throughout Japan.

As one of Japan's largest integrators, CTC will leverage its highly skilled sales and engineering team, extensive partner network, and best practices learned from a roster of 30,000 customers amassed over 30 years, to provide comprehensive sales and support for Connected's solution in the Japanese market.

"CTC recognizes that data is the lifeblood of business and that protecting all corporate data, particularly data that resides on customers' desktop and laptop PCs, is paramount to the ongoing success of an organization," said Akira Saitoh, Executive Officer of CTC. "We view Connected's data protection technology as a key enabler for companies to ensure the highest level of business continuity and user productivity, and we're thrilled to be working with Connected Corporation to broaden the adoption of this technology throughout Japan."

Connected offers the only automated PC data protection solution to provide secure, easy-to-use data backup and recovery capabilities for corporations of all sizes--even those with 100,000 PCs or more. Corporations that leverage the Connected solution automatically prevent data loss, reduce storage requirements, increase data security and help ensure business continuity.

"Connected's technology provides customers with a cost-effective solution that ensures all valuable corporate data stored on PCs is protected from incidents of data loss -- whether from theft, computer virus, hardware crash, hacker attack, loss or user error," said Bob Brennan, CEO of Connected Corporation. "We see this partnership with CTC, one of Japan's most highly respected integrators, as an excellent opportunity for Connected to extend its reach into one of the world's largest markets."

Connected's market leading enterprise PC data protection solutions are available via CTC in a localized kanji version for the Japanese market.

About CTC

Established in 1972, ITOCHU TECHNO-SCIENCE Corporation (CTC) provides advanced solutions to enhance enterprise network systems. CTC supports such market segments as telecommunications, finance, manufacturing, transportation, medical, and service industries. CTC's partner supplier network spans nine countries, and includes approximately 200 companies that provide leading-edge, innovative technologies Worldwide. The company employs over 5,000 people. Within Japan, CTC provides service 24 hours a day/365 days a year, in over 80 service/support locations. CTC is ISO9001 and ISO14001 certified.

For more information visit http://www.ctc-g.co.jp/

About Connected Corporation

Connected Corporation is the market-leading provider of automated PC data protection solutions. Connected's patented technology automatically prevents data loss and helps ensure business continuity while significantly reducing the costs and burdens associated with managing and storing enterprise PC data. More than 500 of the world's largest corporations, including Boeing, Citgo Petroleum, EMC, Goodrich, Hewlett Packard, Iron Mountain, PeopleSoft, SAP and Schlumberger, depend on Connected to protect their data assets. The award-winning Connected solution is offered as a subscription service or as licensed software. Connected is based in Framingham, Massachusetts, with multiple U.S. and international offices. For more information visit www.connected.com or call 1-800-353-3078.